Lyla

Lyla is one of Georgie and Holden’s puppies. She came from a mixed litter of black and chocolate and is a beautiful dark chocolate colour. We have two kids, one with autism and after watching a very moving drama on TV about an autistic boy and his dog we decided we wanted a chocolate lab.
We met with Louise and Jeff one wet weekend. They introduced us to Coco, their quietest dog, she was beautiful. We all went for a walk and the kids got to take Coco. She was very well behaved. We then met Georgie and Nemo. We spent ages in the pouring rain throwing balls and playing with them. Louise and Jeff were very patient with us and gave us lots of good advice, they clearly loved their dogs and wanted to make sure their puppies went to a good home.
When it was time for us to choose our puppy Louise and Jeff spent lots of time with us. It was a very hard decision but in the end we chose Lyla who seemed to have lots of fun chasing our son around the garden.
She settled into her new home very quickly and was house trained in no time at all. She continued to chase the kids around and would lie on our feet at every opportunity which is quite difficult when you are cooking the tea!
Prior to thinking about Lyla we had arranged a holiday abroad. We dicussed this with Louise and Jeff and they offered to look after Lyla for us while we went on holiday. She was only 13 weeks old, but we knew she would be well looked after as we could see how much Louise and Jeff loved and cared for their dogs.
Almost a year on Lyla has grown into a beautiful dog who loves long walks and still lies on our feet. She has just returned from a weekend with Louise, Jeff and the rest of the dogs, while we spent some time with family up north. It was nice to see everyone again and for Lyla to meet up with her mum and her sister Lola, as well as being spoilt by Louise and Jeff. They have always been a great source of information and were just at the end of the phone when we had any questions. We would recommend a visit even if you are just considering buying a dog. We know once you see their beautiful dogs you won’t be able to resist.

Julie, Stephen, Lauren, Christopher and Lyla Henry.

12th May 2008